Architecture for distributed computing system and automated design, deployment, and management of distributed applications
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1. A design tool comprising:
- a service definition model to enable abstract description of distributed computing systems and distributed applications; and
a schema to dictate how functional operations within the service definition model are to be specified, wherein the functional operations include design of distributed applications, deployment of distributed applications, and management of distributed applications.
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Abstract
A design tool includes a service definition model to enable abstract description of distributed computing systems and distributed applications. The design tool also includes a schema to dictate how functional operations within the service definition model are to be specified. The functional operations include design of distributed applications, deployment of distributed applications, and management of distributed applications.
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1. A design tool comprising:
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a service definition model to enable abstract description of distributed computing systems and distributed applications; and
a schema to dictate how functional operations within the service definition model are to be specified, wherein the functional operations include design of distributed applications, deployment of distributed applications, and management of distributed applications.
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2. A method comprising:
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hosting an implementation of a distributed system architected using a service definition model (SDM);
exposing a set APIs for manipulating an SDM type; and
tracking SDM instances for deployment and management of distributed applications. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of facilitating design of a scale-invariant virtual data center representative of a physical data center, the method comprising:
describing the physical data center according to a service definition model, wherein the service definition model includes;
services associated with designing distributed applications;
services associated with deploying distributed applications; and
services associated with managing distributed applications. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A resource manager comprising:
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means for allocating resources within a distributed computing system;
means for discovering available hardware;
means for processing resource allocation requests;
means for tracking ownership of resources;
means for controlling resources; and
means for providing a common API for all resource management within the distributed computing system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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